set up shop

Example Sentences

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A new generation of modern travel agencies is making it easy for wannabe advisers to set up shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The deal may also have woken Beijing up to the possibility that other companies -- including top AI startup DeepSeek -- could also one day set up shop overseas.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

In 2020, India's National Education Policy announced that foreign universities would be allowed in the country and rules were notified in 2023, creating a legal mechanism for these institutions to set up shop.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

El Segundo has also long been a center for the toy industry as companies like to set up shop in the shadow of Mattel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

So we go over there, set up shop right next to ’em, and me and Diego pull off our shirts and start tossin’ the football around.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña